There is now a domain name with all the information at this site and additional data.   Please click to that site and bookmark for future reference:

http://www.FASOD.org

This survey project will determine whether or not the 594 public school districts found at the NJ Department of Education's website have "affectional or sexual orientation" in their nondiscrimination statements.  The following letter and stamped postcard were sent to the school districts' superintendents:

[date], 1999

[Municipality] (district), [County]

Attn: [Name], Superintendent

[Address]

[City], NJ [zip]

Dear [Name}, Superintendent,

This survey will enable a database development concerning the public school districts in New Jersey and their compliance with the Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The specific area of concern are the nondiscrimination statements’ clear presentation to the public of the category added by an amendment in 1992. That amendment added "affectional or sexual orientation" to the LAD as a matter of concern to the government of the State and its inhabitants. The nondiscrimination statement may or may not reflect policy, regulation or procedural guides.

Please check the appropriate line on the enclosed postcard as soon as possible to allow for a completed database. If you care to comment on the survey or have any other inquires address them to the persons below.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely,

George DeCarlo

Friends Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination

P.O. Box 172

Gillette, NJ 07933

(908) 322-4319

 

Messrs. Richard Harrison & John Campbell

Political Action and Support Groups

P.O. Box 11406

New Brunswick, NJ 08906-1406

(732) 744-1370

 

cc: New Jersey Department of Education

        Office of the Commissioner

        Attn: David Hespe, Commissioner

        CN 500

        100 River View Executive Plaza

        Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

[Superintendent]

[County Name] County Superintendent

[Address]

[City], NJ [zip]

 

(postcard)

Please only check one of the statements below.

Concerning the nondiscrimination statement:

___ Our school district includes "affectional or sexual orientation"

in the nondiscrimination statement.

or

___ Our school district does not include "affectional or sexual

orientation" in the nondiscrimination statement.

Name & Position _______________________________________

[address label of school district]

After receiving replies in response to the survey letter, tables at this website were filled out.  If the replies were not returned, follow-up telephone calls were made, in some cases many times, in order to obtain the needed information.   Witnessing the nondiscrimination statement did not necessitate inquireries.   Unfortunately, a refusal column has been added if a school district does not wish to reveal their nondiscrimination statement for the purpose of the survey.

DONATING SPONSOR PAGE

Click above in order to help the survey project with a donation for mailings or follow-up calls to the county of your choice.  Thank you.

Choose a County and help in the the continuing survery projects by contributing for postage and associated materials.  Please join Eileen Argenbright (a teacher fired for her sexual orientation) and contact us at the email address below.  This will be the first of the survey projects.  Thank you!

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